Process Op II- 12-hour nights (6:00PM - 6:30AM)

Full Time

Operatives

Rochester, NY, US

Salary Range: $25.00 To $31.59 Hourly

About LiDestri Foods

LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Excellent Pay and Benefits:

• Great career-pathing

• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses

• Health insurance with premium contributions

• Dental, vision, HSA

• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability

• 401k – with employer match

• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays

• Company bonuses

• And many more….

POSITION SUMMARY:

Oversee the kitchen and ensure all product exiting the kitchen meets customer and product requirements.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare ingredients per the batch card (verifying item codes, lot numbers, weights, and descriptions)

• Oversee the preparation of batches (spice, sauté, cheese blends, and sauces)

• Remove any products not required for current batches and verify all ingredients are correct

• Exercise judgement in the quality of the finished product

• Maintain ingredient lot numbers and cooking cycle counts

• Preform CIPs are required

• Monitor sauté and cook kettle processing to ensure cook time and product transfers

• Ability to work in all kitchen positions

• Ensure kitchen and all utensils are clean and ready for use

• Understand written production orders

• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority initiate action

REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Previous manufacturing experience

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid resistant work shoes/boots

• Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions, and reasoning

• Ability to use basic hand tools (knife, pumps, and scales)

• Previous experience as a machine operator

• Lock Out/Tag Out Trained

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Constant exposure to extreme loud noises

• Constant standing and moving by foot

• Constant exposure to extreme hot/cold (non-weather) environment

• Constant work in high places and near moving mechanical parts, including conveyors

• Frequent lifting/carrying 50 pounds

• Potential exposure to caustic chemicals

DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.